Author Archives: 88Trucker

Saturday: Good journey down to the site. The A1 is pretty much complete now and is a joy to travel on. We stopped as usual at Wetherby for breakfast and then ploughed on to the site. We arrived in good … Continue reading →

Our weekend getaway was back to South Shields this time, with the daughter in tow as well. It’s literally a 20 minute drive away, we picked up the ‘van and arrived (a little early!). Set-up was swift and we were … Continue reading →

Saturday: Picking up the ‘van from the new site, in the dark! Everything went smoothly, there is a floodlight at the site, but the head-torch is still required. We hitched up and pulled the ‘van out of the bay, much … Continue reading →

This weekend, it was the turn of Old Hartley again, just up the road, but a world away! Just for the record, the daughter was with us once again, she’s really liking a return to caravanning again! We picked the … Continue reading →

We are travelling South, with the caravan, with an extra body on-board! Yes, this weekend away sees the return of the daughter, it has been many years since she first travelled with us, this will be strange! We are heading … Continue reading →

Saturday: A good start to the holiday, we were trucking down and across the UK to Cheshire. I chose to use the A69 and M6 to get us there. This would involve a new service station for us, namely Southwaite. … Continue reading →

A favourite local site was chosen for this weekend, namely ‘The Granary’. We were warmly greeted by Maureen as usual, caught up with a bit of a chat and then proceeded to our pitch, which Maureen had saved for us, … Continue reading →

Another local weekend trip away, so Woodside Ridge was chosen for this trip. The start a little different this time, we collected the ‘van from the service department, as it had been in for some work doing, and headed to … Continue reading →

Saturday: Another early start. The car was all packed last weekend, so that made matters a lot easier. We’d managed to get everything in the car and tied down with bungee cords, apart from the wardrobe and clothes airer, which … Continue reading →

Our final weekend away before the haul to France! It needs to be a local one, so we returned to a firm favourite, namely The Croft. The journey was smooth and uneventful and we soon arrived at the campsite and … Continue reading →